<p>I'm going into my senior year and i want to take an AP science class. I like chem and bio and now i have to choose between the two for AP level. </p>
<p>Ive heard AP chem is extremely hard and then i heard AP bio is a lot of work...I've been hearing so many mixed emotions, can i have some opinions? I got A's in both honors classes and now its just which one.</p>
<p>AP Chem is the middle way between AP Physics B and AP Bio. AP Chem is mostly conceptual and it requires solving equations and analyzing graphs. Algebra 2 is needed for this subject. AP Bio is all information and no math. </p>
<p>To me, AP Chemistry was easy if you read the textbook and you will learn much depending how coherent the textbook is. At my school, my AP chemistry class uses Chemistry and Chemical Reactivities. It’s a good book but not written clearly to explain concepts. Therefore, when I took the class, I had to use different chemistry textbooks, such as Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change and Chemistry: The Central Science (Both recommended AP textbooks).</p>
<p>AP Bio - have not taken the class yet but will next year. But if your AP Biology class uses Campbell, then it’ll be like a history class but probably worse since you have to know about 54 chapters of information compacted in 1000 pages.</p>
<p>In my opinion, AP Chemistry may take less time.</p>
<p>I was gonna say pick the one you like, but if you like both equally, then go with your gut and just pick - I don’t think it matters. I’d personally pick chem if I had to choose between the two because I want to relieve myself of much memorization in senior year (ironically though, I’m taking AP Bio senior year because I have nothing else to take), but it’s up to you.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that AP bio is extremely hard. But that could be just from my school</p>
<p>AP Chem.</p>
<p>Do the right thing.</p>
<p>ap bio is the best class ive ever taken!!
but it all depends, I loved the teacher, the class and the subject…</p>
<p>If you’re decent at math, go with Chem; it’ll be a lot easier. Bio is a ton of work, and as another poster said, similar to history in the sheer amount of information you need to know. Chem is more concepts, and everything is somewhat linked together.</p>
<p>I found both fairly interesting, so go with what you feel is a better fit for you.</p>
<p>AP Bio is EXCEPTIONALLY boring and is a lot of grunt work…</p>
<p>ap chem contains alot of math
ap biology is alot about memorizing and reading</p>
<p>Personally, I’d go with Chem.
I took AP Bio sophomore year and I am in AP Chem now as a senior and I much prefer this class.</p>
<p>AP Bio.</p>
<p>This is too obvious. </p>
<p>And it is not like a history class. And it is not boring. There is actually very little memorization, since everything is logical. Plus, Chemistry can get annoying with the sheer quantity of labs, so I’ve heard.</p>
<p>Have you taken either of these subjects before?</p>
<p>AP chem if you like math.</p>
<p>AP Bio if you like info.</p>
<p>I hated Biology I. I loved Chemistry I. I could not be happier with AP Chem.</p>
<p>ap bio is all memorizing. ap chem if you’re smart you shouldn’t really have a problem with it.</p>
<p>I thought Chem was very easy. It’s algebra based only, so what math there is, is just algebra.</p>
<p>i took a year of honors chem and bio before i self-studied my ap’s.
when i self-studied ap chem, i felt there wasn’t that much new material to learn, everything was common sense that i learned already, and the test was a breeze (and @QwertyKey, i used calculus in my ap chem frq for rate order, lol).
but ap bio had a lot of really cool new information.</p>
<p>so i’d suggest AP Bio; it’s much more interesting, and more applicable to real-life.</p>
<p>No one on CC can answer this question for you. You need to confer with the students at your HS that have taken one or both of the courses. You can also discuss this issue with your honors chem and bio instructors. Have them rate the instructors, the difficulty of the material and the resources (labs, textbook) used in the two courses.</p>